100 Songs To Hear Before You Die
This was a blog idea I tossed out to BB a few months ago. BB and I have always been into music lists and I figured this was a pretty good one. I wouldn't necessarily call the following songs my "favorite" songs by the listed artist, but they are pretty representative of the singer or band. Enjoy and send me a few of yours...
Song/Artist
The Have-Nots - X
Violet And Blue - Stevie Nicks
Don't Abuse Me - Joan Jett
So What? - Anti-Nowhere League
A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth
Still Feeling Blue - Gram Parsons
I'm The Man - Joe Jackson
Urban Struggle - The Vandals
Hebredian Hale-Bopp - Capercaillie
I've Come To Expect It From You - George Strait
Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head (Kicked In Tonight) - The Rezillos
Sunless Saturday - Fishbone
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
Blue Hotel - Lene Lovich
Message To My Girl - Split Enz
Jealous Again - Black Flag
Sea And Sand - The Who
Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin - The Runaways (Live In Japan version)
Lights Out - UFO
Love Wore A Halo (Back Before The War) - Nanci Griffith
16 Shells From A 30.6 - Tom Waits
If It All Comes True - Chagall Guevara
Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
Dazzle - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Kingdom Come - David Bowie
Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy
Love Me Like A Reptile - Motorhead
Fourth Of July - Dave Alvin
I Got Loaded - Los Lobos
I'm Not Down - The Clash
LA County - Lyle Lovett
Fishermans Blues - The Waterboys
Surrender - U2
Tattooed Love Boys - The Pretenders
Cath - The Bluebells
Connected - Stereo MC's
King Of Rock - Run DMC
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone
There Is A Light (That Never Goes Out) - The Smiths
Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand
Here For The Party - The Donnas
All That Again - Wednesday Week
Bonzo Goes To Bitburg - The Ramones
From A Whisper To A Scream - Elvis Costello w/ Glenn Tilbrook
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Avenues And Alleyways - Rancid
Sunshine Highway - Dropkick Murphys
Corpus Christi Bay - Robert Earl Keen
Over The Moon - Luka Bloom
Suedehead - Morrissey
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Marsupial - Dash Rip Rock
Almost Home - The Reivers
Karla With A K - The Hooters
This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide - The Kings
Atomic Punk - Van Halen
Wait For The Blackout - The Damned
Down In The Park - Gary Numan (Urgh version)
That's Good - Devo
Coffee Homeground - Kate Bush
Uranium Rock - The Cramps
'39 - Queen
Summer's Gone - The Kinks
My Old School - Steely Dan
Going Through Hell - ASG
Billy Hunt - The Jam
Chinese Takeaway - The Adicts
Don't Cry - Neil Young
The Whispering Wind (Blows On By) - Mandy Barnett
Winnebago Warrior - Dead Kennedys
A Kissed Out Red Float Boat - Cocteau Twins
With The Quickness - Bad Brains
Bank On Your Love - Hall and Oates
Say Goodbye - Cheap Trick
Rayne, Louisiana - Bruce Robison
Years Later - Cactus World News
Wonderland - Big Country
I'm The Only One - The Go-Go's
Moanjam - King's X
Prisoner - Iron Maiden
Seven Veils - Peter Murphy
Got The Time - Anthrax (Joe Jackson cover)
I Can't Remember - Vigilantes Of Love
Can't Carry On - Crowded House
Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
Making Flippy Floppy - Talking Heads
Disappointed - Public Image Limited
(Don't Go Back To) Rockville - R.E.M.
Dead Giveaway - Shalamar
Chupacabra - Groovie Ghoulies
Boredom - The Buzzcocks
On Any Other Day - The Police
Supernova - Liz Phair
Broken Hearts - Living Colour
See You In The Boneyard - The Flesheaters
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
I Want You Back - Hoodoo Gurus
Pray for Me, Mama (I'm a Gypsy Now) - Jason and the Scorchers
The Warmest Room - Billy Bragg
Song/Artist
The Have-Nots - X
Violet And Blue - Stevie Nicks
Don't Abuse Me - Joan Jett
So What? - Anti-Nowhere League
A Tout Le Monde - Megadeth
Still Feeling Blue - Gram Parsons
I'm The Man - Joe Jackson
Urban Struggle - The Vandals
Hebredian Hale-Bopp - Capercaillie
I've Come To Expect It From You - George Strait
Somebody's Gonna Get Their Head (Kicked In Tonight) - The Rezillos
Sunless Saturday - Fishbone
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince
Pretty Vacant - Sex Pistols
Blue Hotel - Lene Lovich
Message To My Girl - Split Enz
Jealous Again - Black Flag
Sea And Sand - The Who
Neon Angels On The Road To Ruin - The Runaways (Live In Japan version)
Lights Out - UFO
Love Wore A Halo (Back Before The War) - Nanci Griffith
16 Shells From A 30.6 - Tom Waits
If It All Comes True - Chagall Guevara
Little Green Bag - George Baker Selection
Dazzle - Siouxsie and the Banshees
Kingdom Come - David Bowie
Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy
Love Me Like A Reptile - Motorhead
Fourth Of July - Dave Alvin
I Got Loaded - Los Lobos
I'm Not Down - The Clash
LA County - Lyle Lovett
Fishermans Blues - The Waterboys
Surrender - U2
Tattooed Love Boys - The Pretenders
Cath - The Bluebells
Connected - Stereo MC's
King Of Rock - Run DMC
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone
There Is A Light (That Never Goes Out) - The Smiths
Ca Plane Pour Moi - Plastic Bertrand
Here For The Party - The Donnas
All That Again - Wednesday Week
Bonzo Goes To Bitburg - The Ramones
From A Whisper To A Scream - Elvis Costello w/ Glenn Tilbrook
I Wish - Stevie Wonder
Avenues And Alleyways - Rancid
Sunshine Highway - Dropkick Murphys
Corpus Christi Bay - Robert Earl Keen
Over The Moon - Luka Bloom
Suedehead - Morrissey
Dirty Old Town - The Pogues
Marsupial - Dash Rip Rock
Almost Home - The Reivers
Karla With A K - The Hooters
This Beat Goes On/Switchin' To Glide - The Kings
Atomic Punk - Van Halen
Wait For The Blackout - The Damned
Down In The Park - Gary Numan (Urgh version)
That's Good - Devo
Coffee Homeground - Kate Bush
Uranium Rock - The Cramps
'39 - Queen
Summer's Gone - The Kinks
My Old School - Steely Dan
Going Through Hell - ASG
Billy Hunt - The Jam
Chinese Takeaway - The Adicts
Don't Cry - Neil Young
The Whispering Wind (Blows On By) - Mandy Barnett
Winnebago Warrior - Dead Kennedys
A Kissed Out Red Float Boat - Cocteau Twins
With The Quickness - Bad Brains
Bank On Your Love - Hall and Oates
Say Goodbye - Cheap Trick
Rayne, Louisiana - Bruce Robison
Years Later - Cactus World News
Wonderland - Big Country
I'm The Only One - The Go-Go's
Moanjam - King's X
Prisoner - Iron Maiden
Seven Veils - Peter Murphy
Got The Time - Anthrax (Joe Jackson cover)
I Can't Remember - Vigilantes Of Love
Can't Carry On - Crowded House
Into The Mystic - Van Morrison
Making Flippy Floppy - Talking Heads
Disappointed - Public Image Limited
(Don't Go Back To) Rockville - R.E.M.
Dead Giveaway - Shalamar
Chupacabra - Groovie Ghoulies
Boredom - The Buzzcocks
On Any Other Day - The Police
Supernova - Liz Phair
Broken Hearts - Living Colour
See You In The Boneyard - The Flesheaters
Christmas Wrapping - The Waitresses
I Want You Back - Hoodoo Gurus
Pray for Me, Mama (I'm a Gypsy Now) - Jason and the Scorchers
The Warmest Room - Billy Bragg
First, the stuff from your list I've gotta babble about:
Song/Artist
Sunless Saturday - Fishbone... man, this may have been their moment.
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man - Prince... I'm rather partial to "Sign O' the Times" myself
Sea And Sand - The Who... great choice from a great album.
Lights Out - UFO... I've only listened to this about 58,000 times this decade, and still love it
Cowboy Song - Thin Lizzy... hell yes!
Love Me Like A Reptile - Motorhead... Can't argue
Fourth Of July - Dave Alvin... Yeah!
I Got Loaded - Los Lobos... Yep yep. Lots of their songs are great though.
I'm Not Down - The Clash... I'm partial to "Death or Glory" myself.
LA County - Lyle Lovett... I love "She's Already Made Up Her Mind"
Fishermans Blues - The Waterboys... God, I hadn't thought about them in forever
Surrender - U2... Their "Bad" performance from Live Aid may have been the 80s' greatest moment
Connected - Stereo MC's... right now I listen to this every day
Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) - Sly and the Family Stone... for some reason a little Sly goes a long way with me.
There Is A Light (That Never Goes Out) - The Smiths
Bonzo Goes To Bitburg - The Ramones... what, no "Blitzkrieg Bop" or "Sheena Is a Punk Rocker"?
I Wish - Stevie Wonder... My numero uno, #1, all-time favorite song
Corpus Christi Bay - Robert Earl Keen... really? No "Five Pound Bass" or "Merry Christmas from the Family"?
Marsupial - Dash Rip Rock... I have got to drag my Dash CDs out again.
Almost Home - The Reivers..."Lazy Afternoon"!
Don't Cry - Neil Young... EXCELLENT
With The Quickness - Bad Brains... hard to go wrong, unless you pick some "God of Love" crap
Moanjam - King's X... I'm fond of "Lover" these days
Into The Mystic - Van Morrison... amen
On Any Other Day - The Police... I like "Walking In Your Footsteps"
Broken Hearts - Living Colour... Listened to "Nothingness" lately? Gripping
Pray for Me, Mama (I'm a Gypsy Now) - Jason and the Scorchers... I'm more of a "Self Sabotage" guy
Am pressed for time, as always, BUT...
"Few Feet Away" by Otis Taylor. A father's song to his biracial daughter
"Hooker With a Penis" by Tool... "Everything you know about me is what I sold you, dumb@#$%!"
"Pure" by Helmet
"Good Morning" by the Streetwalkin' Cheetahs
"Empty" by the Jelly Jam. This band should be huge.
"Holding Things Together" by Merle Haggard
"La Pistola y el Corazon" by Los Lobos. "Y aqui siempre paso la vida, con me pistola, y el corazon..."
"Tomorrow Never Knows" by the Beatles. When George sings, "I'll make love to you... if you want me to," it's about the sexiest shit a pasty whit Brit ever sang.
"I'll Look Around" by Madeleine Peyroux
"Ty Cobb" by Soundgarden... "Hardhead, @#$% you all!"
"Nosotros" by Conjunto Cespedes. "No es falta de carino... te quiero con el alma..."
I'd better wrap up. I could go on all day. Briscoe (Comment this)